Ship&#39;s wave-motor.



H. E. FISHER.

SHIPS WAVE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 111N315, 1910.

986,627; v I Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

SHEETS-SHEET 1.

/0 Herbert E. Flishe r.

aftomwzgd H. E. FISHER.

SHIPS WAVE MOTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1910 986,627, 5 Patented Mar.14, 1911.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

a wuwxtoz HerberZEfisher.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

firmware E. FISHER, or SAN. FRANCISCO, camronnm.

' SHIPS WAVE-Moron.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HERBERT E; Frsrrun, asubject of Great Britain, residing in San Francisco, in the county ofSan Francisco ,5 and .State of'California, United States of America,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ships Wave-Motors,of which the following .is a specification. This invention relates towave 1r The primary object of said invention is to provide aship withsuitable means for utilizing power derived from the motion of the ship,and the action of the waves to generate electricity. 1 Anotherobjectof.theinventioir is to so position and arrange a device of this character,that the same will generate power" automatically without the assistance,or the attention of an operator.

' With these and other objects in view, .the

present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partswhich will be -hereinafter more fully described and 'particularlypointedout in the appended claims,

it being understood that the changes in the specific structure shown'anddescribed may be made within the scope of the claims without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view of a ship partly in section showingthe device in position, Fig. 2 a. View of the same re moved, Fig.3 asideelevation'of the device, Fig. 4 a detail view of the device which isadapted to contact with the water, and Figs.

'5 and 6 detail views of the end portion ofthe device. Fig. 7 sho'wsamodified form of the paddle member.

In the drawings: 10 dCSlflllfltQ-Srtl base upon which is bolted supports11 and 12, the upper end portions of which, 13 and 14 sup port the endportions of a shaft 15. Ar ranged adjacent one-end of said shaft is afly wheel 16 which is keyed to'said'shaft. f Arranged adjacent theother, end of said shaft are pulleys 17 and 18. Supports 19 and 29 arebolted to the base 10 and joined at their upper ends by a beam 21. Thesupports-19-and 20 receive the shaft 15, and form a central bearing forthe same. 'Ar- -ranged above the shaft 15 are the shafts 22- .and 23whose end portions are journaled in the members 19 and 20. Each of theshafts 22 and 23 .is provided with gears in mesh i with each other, andwith a .00 24 which is arranged upon the .shaft 15. said cog beingSpecification of Letters Yatent'. Ia tented Illar. 1 4, 1911., 1Application 'filed June 15. 1910. Serial No. 567,086.

intermittently clutched to said shaft by a ratchet 25. Arranged abovethe shaft 23 is a. shaft 26 which hashiounted thereon'the gear 27, whichis locked to said shaft by a ratchet 28, as the shaft 26 rotates in onedi-- the end portion of the shaft- 26, is a paddle- 30 which is formedof metal, being substantially T-shaped in cross section. .Fig. 7 is amodified form of the paddle member in which the same is'formed of wood,a suitable metallic securing device 38 being'arrangcdon its endportion-37, said device being ,pro-

when the same rotates in the opposite direc vided with asquared openingwhich is adapted to fit on the shaft '26. Secured adjacent the endportion of said paddle is a blade member 31 which is substantially U-'shaped. Arranged upon the face of said n'ielnber. and secured thereto bymeans of rivets, is the shell-like member 32 which forms the air chamber33. Arranged upon the shaft 26, and adapted to rotate with said shaft,is an arm 34 which is provided with a plurality of apertures adaptedtoreceive a bolt 35 in order to secure the weight 36 to said arin.

.ln operation, the paddle -30 lies parallel with the side of the vessel,the air chamber 33 acting as a float to retain the same on the surfaceof the water, the U-shaped member resting upon the surface of the water.It will be seen that as the ship lunges forward, the bladememberWilli-ire with the water, thereby rotating 'the shaft 26 in thedirection indicated by the arrow, the weighted arm tlgl-dieing adaptedto hold the shaft in sucha position as to prevent the bladefrom sinkingbelow the surface of the water. \Vhen the shaft 26 is rotated.jmotionwill be transmitted to the gears positioned between the supports 19 and20, which will cause the shaft 15 to rotate, therebytransmitting powerto dynamics which are connected to pulle s17 and 18 by means of belts.Upon the own stroke of the blade member, the shaft 26 will be rotated inthe opposite direction, but this.

rotatiom of-the shaft will not be transmitted to the-gear, the ratchet28 being. so arranged I dicated by the arrow. It will be seen fromportion, aweighted arm arranged upon said ports secured centrally tosaid b'ase'and of shafts adapted to rotate within bearings V all of theshafts 'WaVe motor comprising a. base poras to lock the gear 23 to theshaft26, only i when the shaft 26'rotates in the direction -intheforegoing that the blade member swings intheinanner of a pendulum,thenp-stroke which is caused by the forward plunge of the ship, beingadapted'to. rotate the drive shaft to operate the train of gears, thedownstroke having no effect upon said-gears. 3

W'hatfis'clai-med is: v I j I --1. In a wave motor, a plurality-ofshafts arranged parallel to eachother, a paddle secured to the endportion of one of saidshafts, asubstantially U shaped blade memberarra'nged'upon theend portion of said addle, an air chamber arrangedupon said blade shaft, a series of gears connecting said shafts, andmeans arranged upon one of said shafts to transmit power.

A wave'motor comprising'a basc' por.-- tion, supports arranged upon saidbase -por tion," a "shaft'l iaving its end portions jour 'naled' in saidsupports, a fly-wheel mounted l uponsaid shja'ft, aluralityof- "pulleysmounted upon 'said sh'a t, a plurality-0f supspaced from each other,means connecting the free ends of said supports, saidj-shaftpassing'through said supports, a plurality formed upon'said support, oneof said shafts having arranged upon its end portion a member adapted toimpart a partial rotation tosaid shaft, and a train of gears connectingtion,supportsarranged adjacent the end portions of said base" member,a'shaft mount- 4 ed to' rotatewwithin the endportions of said supports,a plurality of spaced supports armu -ea centrally upon said base, saidshaft being adapted to pass throu h saidsupports,

a pinion arranged upon sai shaft 'at' a; oint between said supports, aplurality of s afts having their end portions jou'rnaled in saidsupports, sa-id shafts-being connected to said pinion by a plurality} ofgears, a paddle arranged upon the endportion of one of said shafts, andweighted means c'arried by'said shaft for holding said paddle in ahorizontal pl n f a a a 4 A wave motor comprising a plurality of curedto the'end portion of'one of said shafts, said member being'adapte'd toimpart a partvtialrotationtosaid shaft, and an arm carried by saidshaft, said armjbeing provided with an adjustable weight, saidweight being adapted to normally retain said member ina horizontal plane. V

' 5. A. wave motor comprising 'a driven shaft .sh afts'arranged parallelto each other, said 55 shafts being] geared together, a member sea driveshaft, a paddle arranged upon the'end

